Car poll

Highway Star. I just heard it in the car.

Logan wrote: I voted for Kraftwerk, but Gary Numan's Cars would be the first to come to mind

Edited by Sean Trane - August 07 2023 at 03:55

Just find me an open car, I'll make the speed of light out of this place...

War needs a vote.

Mike Keneally, The Car Song.



Or Red Barchetta by Rush.

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - August 06 2023 at 12:57

I voted for Kraftwerk, but Gary Numan's Cars would be the first to come to mind, and when I think of Kraftwerk, I often think about Gary Numan due to similarities... Musically, man-machines and replicas... Yesterday I had an hours long conversation with a talkative neighbour who I had not spoken to much before, and then all the neigbours on walks joined in, and were talking about music and he brought up Rush. He said he didn't like Rush except for the song "Red Barchetta", which he thought of as a very interesting song thematically. A Barchetta is a Ferarri model, and red is the colour associated most with Ferarri.

As for breakdowns, they can be so painful. I have gone through quite a few cars and had some horrible ones when I bought second-hand.

One memorable time involving a breakdown was driving with a friend in his car where the car overheated and the engine was wrecked late at night on a highway in the interior of BC (BC is a big place) in the middle of nowhere -- we were 16. He dumped the car and we hitchhiked back to Vancouver with two guys (where we were is about a six hour drive away). We were lucky. They even invited us to join us in eating their cold baked beans.

Another time my car broke down in winter far from home late at night, destroyed the engine. It was due to a bad servicing, but I never got my money back. My last breakdown involved a timing belt breaking which did very extensive damage to the beloved Audi's cylinders I had then -- the timing belt had been replaced a couple of years before.

After that I bought a new Honda Civic (much cheaper to repair if things go wrong too). I'm going to buy an electric car soon.

Edited by Logan - August 06 2023 at 12:28

Queen, although I'm surprised Gary Numan isn't in the poll.